Walnut Trace Park Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Walnut Trace Park Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Waterford Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Walnut Trace Park Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 901–986 ft
Out & Back · Waterford Park
Trailhead: 41.62812, -93.84706
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Walnut Trace Park Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Bob Layton Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Little Walnut Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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